ST. HELENA continued...
ST. HELENA continued...
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1701 |
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1856 Imperf 6d blue, horizontal pair used on piece, right stamp touched at right, large margins on other sides, manuscript cancel, also tied by part red Paid Devonport Packet c.d.s. S.G. 1, £450. Photo on
Page 248. (Image1)
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Est. £100-120
Closing..Apr-10, 11:59 PM EST. |
1702 |
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1856-61 6d blue, imperforate (four margins), clean-cut perf and rough perf stamps, all fine used. S.G. 1/2a, £710. (3).
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Est. £160-180
Closing..Apr-10, 11:59 PM EST. |
1703 |
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1868 1d Lake surcharge type B, mint pair, variety imperforate, the watermark reversed, original gum and margins on all sides, superb and very rare, the imperforate variety apparently unrecorded with reversed
watermark. With B.P.A Certificate (2000). S.G. 7b, £6,000+. Photo included on Front Cover. (Image1)
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Est. £2,400-2,800
Closing..Apr-10, 11:59 PM EST. |
1704 |
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1861 6d Blue, rough perf 14 to 16, mint, large part original gum. With B.P.A Certificate (2012). S.G. 2a, £425. Photo on Page 214. (Image1)
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Est. £100-120
Closing..Apr-10, 11:59 PM EST. |
1705 |
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1863 1d Lake (both types) and 4d carmine, all mint, original gum, fine with four margins. S.G. 3/5, £810. (3). Photo on Page 214. (Image1) (Image2)
(Image3)
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Est. £200-240
Closing..Apr-10, 11:59 PM EST. |
1706 |
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1871 1d Lake surcharge type C in blue-black, fine mint, large part original gum. With B.P.A Certificate (1943). S.G. 8a, £1,000. Photo on Page 214. (Image1)
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Est. £240-280
Closing..Apr-10, 11:59 PM EST. |
1707 |
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1873 2d Yellow surcharge type C in blue-black, mint, large part original gum, small pinhole but still a very scarce variety. With B.P.A Certificate (2003). S.G. 10a, £4,000. Photo on Page 214. (Image1)
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Est. £300-400
Closing..Apr-10, 11:59 PM EST. |
1708 |
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1868 3d Deep dull purple surcharge type B, variety imperforate, mint, four margins (close but clear at upper left), original gum, fine and scarce. With Brandon Certificate (1986). S.G. 11b, £850. Photo on
Page 214. (Image1)
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Est. £200-240
Closing..Apr-10, 11:59 PM EST. |
1709 |
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1868 3d Light purple surcharge type B, used with cork cancel. A fine example of this distinctive and scarce shade. With Brandon Certificate (2016). S.G. 11c, £750. Photo on Page 214. (Image1)
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Est. £180-220
Closing..Apr-10, 11:59 PM EST. |
1710 |
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1868 4d Carmine-rose, variety surcharge omitted, used with cork cancel (unlisted by Proud), missing lower right corner and upper perfs trimmed, nevertheless a great rarity which occurred on just one row (12
stamps), just two examples recorded, the other in the Royal Collection. Unique in private hands, the S.G. Catalogue stating the quoted price is for this damaged example. With Brandon Certificate (2005). S.G. 15a, £6,000. Photo on Page 214. (Image1)
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Est. £2,400-2,800
Closing..Apr-10, 11:59 PM EST. |
1711 |
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1871 1/- Deep yellow-green, surcharge type B, watermark reversed, used, a rare watermark variety, unlisted by Gibbons. S.G. 18var. Photo on Page 214. (Image1)
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Est. £150-200
Closing..Apr-10, 11:59 PM EST. |
1712 |
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1884 ½d Emerald, watermark Crown CA, variety surcharge double, unused without gum, tiny thin on one upper perf, good appearance and scarce. With B.P.A Certificate (2000). S.G.34b, £1,300. Photo on Page
214. (Image1)
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Est. £250-300
Closing..Apr-10, 11:59 PM EST. |
1713 |
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1887 3d Deep mauve, watermark Crown CA, variety surcharge double, cancelled to order with violet remainder cancel, large part original gum. Just two examples of the double overprint variety recorded on this deep
mauve shade, both used with this violet remainder cancel. A great rarity, with Brandon Certificate (2007). S.G. 41a, £10,000. Photo included on Front Cover. (Image1)
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Est. £3,000-3,500
Closing..Apr-10, 11:59 PM EST. |
1714 |
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1894 1/- Yellow-green, watermark Crown CA, mint upper right corner marginal single, variety surcharge double, original gum, upper marginal perfs split and reinforced with a hinge, right marginal thin, the stamp
superb unmounted. Exceptionally fine and rare and a unique corner marginal example. With B.P.A Certificate (2000). S.G. 45a, £4,750. Photo on Page 248.
(Image1)
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Est. £1,300-1,500
Closing..Apr-10, 11:59 PM EST. |
1715 |
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1876-94 Specimen stamps comprising 1876 perf 14x12½ 4d, 1880 perf 14 1/-, 1884-94 Crown CA ½d, 1d, 2½d, 3d, 4d and 6d all with violet "SPECIMEN" handstamp type SH2, also Crown CA 2½d, 3d, 4d
and 6d with "SPECIMEN" overprint type D12. A scarce group, all recorded Crown CA specimens, the four D12 overprints the only specimen stamps from this issue distributed by the U.P.U. (12). Photo on Page 248. (Image1) (Image2)
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Est. £400-500
Closing..Apr-10, 11:59 PM EST. |
1716 |
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1866 (Dec 1) Entire letter started at Cape Town and completed at St. Helena (including news of the ship running aground on a rock 10 miles from the Cape, having to return empty to Mauritius for repairs), posted
from St. Helena to Mauritius franked 4d with cork cancel (Proud K5), oval "ST HELENA" datestamp (year shown as "186") and arrival backstamp (Jan. 3). A scarce early cover to an unusual destination. Photo on Page 212. (Image1)
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Est. £1,000-1,200
Closing..Apr-10, 11:59 PM EST. |
1717 |
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1867 (July 2) Cover to London franked 1/- with cork cancel (Proud K6), blue oval "ST HELENA" datestamp and red London E.C Paid arrival c.d.s (Aug 22), a fine early cover. Photo on Page 216. (Image1)
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Est. £500-600
Closing..Apr-10, 11:59 PM EST. |
1718 |
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1870 (Apr 28) Cover to the USA, the 1/5 packet rate paid by 1d + 4d + 1/- (S.G. 7, 14, 18) tied by cork cancels (Proud K13), the 4d tied by red "2 / CENTS" accountancy handstamp, red "ST. HELENA", "LONDON / PAID"
(May 23) and New York datestamps, red manuscript "6". Very fine, an exceptional franking. Photo on Page 216. (Image1)
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Est. £1,400-1,600
Closing..Apr-10, 11:59 PM EST. |
1719 |
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1871 (Oct 25) Cover to USA franked 2d + 1/- (S.G. 9, 17) with cork cancels (Proud K15), also tied by red London (Nov 22) and New York Paid datestamps, St. Helena c.d.s and "2 / CENTS" both in red, a fine early
cover. Photo on Page 216. (Image1)
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Est. £700-800
Closing..Apr-10, 11:59 PM EST. |
1720 |
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1877 (June 16) Partly printed cover "United States Consulate at (Saint Helena)" to the USA, unusually with a St. Helena c.d.s applied before the cover was stamped, 2d + 1/- stamps (S.G. 10, 19) then applied partly
over this datestamp, both with cork cancels (Proud K27) and tied by red London Paid c.d.s (July 6). Red "7½" (amount due to G.B), backstamped at London, New York and New Bedford (July 19). Flap missing, otherwise a fine consular cover, with
Holcombe Certificate (1993). Photo on Page 216. (Image1)
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Est. £800-1,000
Closing..Apr-10, 11:59 PM EST. |
1721 |
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1879 (Nov 1) Cover to England franked perf 14x12½ 6d pair (S.G. 25, grey appearance, as is usual for this stamp), cork cancel (Proud K32), St. Helena c.d.s and Cheltenham backstamp. Photo on Page 216. (Image1)
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Est. £400-500
Closing..Apr-10, 11:59 PM EST. |
1722 |
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1880 (Oct 30) Cover to England franked perf 14x12½ 1/- (S.G. 26) tied by cork cancel (Proud K37), St. Helena c.d.s on the front, arrival backstamps (Nov 15), fine. Photo on Page 216. (Image1)
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Est. £300-400
Closing..Apr-10, 11:59 PM EST. |
1723 |
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1885 (Jan 19) Cover to France franked perf 14 6d milky blue (2, S.G. 29, grey appearance as is usual for this stamp) and two Crown CA ½d strips of three (S.G. 34) with cork cancels (Proud K45), St. Helena
c.d.s and light arrival backstamp, a little creasing at right, otherwise fine. With B.P.A Certificate (2009). Photo on Page 216. (Image1)
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Est. £300-400
Closing..Apr-10, 11:59 PM EST. |
1724 |
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1885 (Mar 23) Cover to Santa Clara, California, franked ½d + 1d + 6d (S.G. 27, 29, 34) tied by cork cancels (Proud K47), St. Helena c.d.s., backstamped in London (Apr 8), New York and San Jose. Light
horizontal and vertical folds, good appearance. Photo on Page 216. (Image1)
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Est. £250-300
Closing..Apr-10, 11:59 PM EST. |
1725 |
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1885 (Oct 5) Cover to Finland, 7½d postage paid by ½d + 1d + 6d (S.G. 27, 29, 34) tied by cork cancels (Proud K47), St. Helena c.d.s., boxed Postman's handstamp, backstamped at London (Oct 20) and
Uleaberg (Oct 29). The stamps a little oxidised and 6d with a few perf faults, a rare (possibly unique) destination from St. Helena. Photo on Page 218.
(Image1)
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Est. £600-700
Closing..Apr-10, 11:59 PM EST. |
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